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Boomtown, Alaska: the independence mine brought the boom and civilization to the isolated peaks above Anchorage

Authors :
Brown, Jessica Wambach
Source :
Wild West. October 1, 2017, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p80, 2 p.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Robert Lee Hatcher's 1906 discovery of gold along Willow Creek in the Talkeetna Mountains, some 50 miles northeast of present-day Anchorage, Alaska, drew hundreds of prospectors to pursue fortune amid [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10464638
Volume :
30
Issue :
3
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Wild West
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
edsgcl.499761419